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🐑 My Time at Sandrock — Animals & Mounts Complete Guide

Sandrock's animal husbandry system may not be as lush as green valley towns, but in this desert environment, animal products are a reliable and steady income source you shouldn't ignore. This guide covers all farm animals, the mount system, and combat pets.

🐔 Farm Animals Overview

Purchase & Produce

Animal Purchase Price Daily Output Sell Price Payback Period
🐔 Chicken 800 Egg ×1 50 16 days
🐑 Sheep 2,000 Wool ×1 150 14 days
🐐 Goat 2,500 Goat Milk ×1 180 14 days
🐄 Cow 3,000 Milk ×1 200 15 days
🐃 Yak 4,000 Yak Milk ×1 280 15 days

Animal Care Mechanics

Stat Effect How to Maintain
❤️ Affection Output quantity/quality Daily petting, feeding
🍽️ Fullness Whether they produce Hay/feed
🧹 Cleanliness Output quality stars Brushing, cleaning enclosure
😊 Happiness Output quantity Free-range, decorations, music

💡 Tip: Petting every animal each morning gives +10 affection points. Missing 5 consecutive days of feeding stops production, and 10 days without food makes them sick.

🧀 Animal Product Processing

Ingredient Processing Gear Product Time Sell Price Value Multiplier
🥛 Milk Cheese Press 🧀 Cheese 2d 360 ×1.8
🥛 Goat Milk Cheese Press 🧀 Goat Cheese 2d 400 ×2.2
🥛 Yak Milk Cheese Press 🧀 Yak Cheese 2d 520 ×1.9
🥚 Egg Mayo Machine 🥫 Mayonnaise 1d 150 ×3.0
🐑 Wool Loom 🧵 Cloth 1d 300 ×2.0

Processing Priority: Mayonnaise (Eggs) > Cloth (Wool) > Cheese (Milk)

📊 Daily Profit Calculation

Breed Count Base Output/Day Processed Value Daily Feed Cost Net Daily Profit
Chicken 4 4× Eggs 4×150=600 40 560
Sheep 2 2× Wool 2×300=600 40 560
Cow 2 2× Milk 2×360=720 40 680
Yak 2 2× Yak Milk 2×520=1,040 40 1,000

💡 Tip: Don't overdo animal quantity. 4 chickens + 2 cows + 2 yaks is the optimal mid-game setup, netting about 2,800 Gols/day. Double that once you add processing gear.

🐎 Mount System

Mount How to Get Speed Stamina Special Ability
🐴 Horse Stable purchase 5,000 Gols ★★★ ★★★ None
🐪 Camel Desert tame + saddle ★★★ ★★★★★ No stamina drain in sandstorms
🦎 Desert Lizard Wild tame ★★★★ ★★ Climbing +1
🚲 Mech Horse Quest unlock ★★★★★ ★★★★ Ignores terrain slowdown

Taming Process

  1. Find your target — Camels in Eufaula Desert, lizards near Gecko Station
  2. Feed it — Offer its favorite food daily
  3. Build affection — Feed 5-7 days straight until the affection bar is full
  4. Craft a saddle — Build the matching saddle at your workshop (Leather ×5 + Copper Bar ×3)

💡 Tip: The camel is the best first mount — its sandstorm immunity is invaluable when exploring desert ruins. Don't rush to buy a horse; taming a camel is far more cost-effective early on.

🐾 Pet System

Pet How to Get Type Function
🐕 Sand Dog Quest "Desert Friend" Combat Pet Attacks enemies, picks up items
🐱 Desert Cat Late-game quest Collection Pet Gathers nearby drops
🐦 Mech Bird Blueprint craft Scout Pet Marks resources on map

Combat Pet Training

Stat Upgrade Method Cap
❤️ Level Usage + feeding 50
⚔️ Attack Pet gear + training Gear-dependent
🛡️ Defense Pet gear Gear-dependent
💨 Speed Pet treats Fixed buff

🏠 Barn Upgrades

Tier Capacity Upgrade Cost Unlocked Feature
🪵 Basic Barn 4 animals Default Basic housing
🧱 Medium Barn 8 animals 8,000 Gols Auto-feeder
🏛️ Advanced Barn 12 animals 20,000 Gols Auto-clean + heating/cooling

💡 Tip: The auto-feeder on the Medium Barn is a game-changer. The daily manual feeding time it saves lets you explore two extra ruin floors — easily worth the 8,000 Gols investment. Upgrade as soon as your workshop hits Lv.5.

Data source: My Time at Sandrock v1.4 in-game data

🛒 Where to Buy

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📅 Last updated: 2026-07-05